2001 Texas Southern Tigers football team
2001 Texas Southern Tigers football | |
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
West Division | |
Record | 4–6 (3–4 SWAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Reliant Astrodome Robertson Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alabama State xy | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 8 Grambling State xy$ | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Grambling State 38, Alabama State 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–6, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the West Division of the SWAC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | Prairie View A&M | W 17–0 | [1] | ||
September 8 | at UTEP* | L 6–52 | 37,741 | [2] | |
September 22 | at Alabama A&M | L 10–24 | [3] | ||
September 29 | vs. Langston* | W 41–12 | [4] | ||
October 6 | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 22–28 | [5] | ||
October 13 | Alabama State |
| W 24–27 (forefit win) | [6][7] | |
October 20 | at Mississippi Valley State | W 38–21 | 6,083 | [8] | |
October 27 | at No. 6 Grambling State | L 3–43 | 22,736 | [9] | |
November 3 | Morris Brown* |
| L 24–31 | [10] | |
November 10 | Southern |
| L 6–7 | [11] | |
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References
- ^ "Texas Southern 17, Prairie View 0". The News-Star. September 2, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miners trample Tigers". The El Paso Times. September 9, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama A&M 24, Texas Southern 10". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 23, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Langston out of its league in loss". The Daily Oklahoman. September 30, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas–Pine Bluff 28, Texas Southern 22". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hornets hold on for road victory". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 14, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama State placed on 5-year probation". The Selma Times-Journal. December 11, 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Valley falls to 0–7". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 21, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers remain perfect in SWAC". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 28, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morris Brown 31, Texas Southern 24". The Atlanta Constitution. November 4, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern U. 7, Texas Southern 6". The Daily Advertiser. November 12, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.